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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE5 1DNWest Denton Primary School
Primary

West Denton Primary School

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE5 1DN www.westdenton.newcastle.sch.uk

Pupils
328
cap. 367
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
328
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
328
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Denton Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

RWM expected standard
48%
48%48%48%
'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
10%
10%10%10%
'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
50%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
328
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Hillhead Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DN
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2548%10%55%17%74%17%60%12%79%50%102.0101.0100.023%328

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532821.723%11%58%7%21%
2023/2433524%10%56%6%19%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.